Saturday

March 6, 2010

Psalm and Lessons

(Psalm 63, First Lesson Genesis 35:1-7, 16-20, I Corinthians 9:1-14)

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 63 Deus, Deus Meus.

1. O GOD, thou art my God; * early will I seek thee.
2. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, * in a barren and dry land where no water is.
3. Thus have I looked for thee in the sanctuary, * that I might behold thy power and glory.
4. For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: * my lips shall praise thee.
5. As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, * and lift up my hands in thy Name.
6. My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, * when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.
7. Have I not remembered thee in my bed, * and thought upon thee when I was waking?
8. Because thou hast been my helper; * therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
9. My soul hangeth upon thee; * thy right hand hath upholden me.
10. These also that seek the hurt of my soul, * they shall go under the earth.
11. Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, * that they may be a portion for foxes.
12. But the King shall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by him shall be commended; * for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 35^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 9^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Have we not power to eat and to drink? Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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WEEKLY READINGS

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT

February 28, 2010

Psalms and Lessons

The 1928 Book of Common Prayer found on page xviii

(Psalm 86, 142, First Lesson *I Kings 8:37-43, Second Lesson, Colossians 3:12-17)

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 86 Inclina, Domine.

1. BOW down thine ear, O LORD, and hear me; * for I am poor, and in misery.
2. Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: * my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee.
3. Be merciful unto me, O Lord; * for I will call daily upon thee.
4. Comfort the soul of thy servant; * for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5. For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, * and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
6. Give ear, LORD, unto my prayer, * and ponder the voice of my humble desires.
7. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee; * for thou hearest me.
8. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; * there is not one that can do as thou doest.
9. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord; * and shall glorify thy Name.
10. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: * thou art God alone.
11. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and I will walk in thy truth: * O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.
12. I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart; * and will praise thy Name for evermore.
13. For great is thy mercy toward me; * and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.
14. O God, the proud are risen against me; * and the congregations of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes.
15. But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, * long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.
16. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me; * give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
17. Show some token upon me for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, * because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Psalm 142 Voce mea ad Dominum.

1. I CRIED unto the LORD with my voice; * yea, even unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
2. I poured out my complaints before him, * and showed him of my trouble.
3. When my spirit was in heaviness, thou knewest my path; * in the way wherein I walked, have they privily laid a snare for me.
4. I looked also upon my right hand, * and saw there was no man that would know me.
5. I had no place to flee unto, * and no man cared for my soul.
6. I cried unto thee, O LORD, and said, * Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living.
7. Consider my complaint; * for I am brought very low.
8. O deliver me from my persecutors; * for they are too strong for me.
9. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy Name; * which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 8^th chapter of I Kings beginning at the 37^th verse.

If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 3^rd chapter of Colossians beginning at the 12^th verse.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Monday

Psalm and Lessons

(Psalm 39, First Lesson Genesis 27:1-29, Second Lesson I Corinthians 5)

March 1, 2010

The Book of Psalm

Psalm 39 Dixi, Custodiam.

1. I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, * that I offend not in my tongue
2. I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, * while the ungodly is in my sight.
3. I held my tongue, and spake nothing: * I kept silence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me.
4. My heart was hot within me: and while I was thus musing the fire kindled, *and at the last I spake with my tongue:
5. LORD, let me know mine end, and the number of my days; * that I may be certified how long I have to live.
6. Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; * and verily every man living is altogether vanity.
7. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain; * he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
8. And now, Lord, what is my hope? * truly my hope is even in thee.
9. Deliver me from all mine offences; * and make me not a rebuke unto the foolish.

10.I became dumb, and opened not my mouth; * for it was thy doing.
11. Take thy plague away from me: * I am even consumed by the means of thy heavy hand.
12. When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment: * every man therefore is but vanity.
13. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and with thine ears consider my calling; * hold not thy peace at my tears;
14. For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, * as all my fathers were.
15. O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength, * before I go hence, and be no more seen.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 27^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed: Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 5^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife. And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tuesday

Psalms and Lessons

(Psalm 41, First Lesson Genesis 27:30-40, Second Lesson I Corinthians 6:1-11)

March 2, 2010

The Book of Psalm

Psalm 41 Beatus qui intelligit.

1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy; * the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
2. The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth; * and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies.
3. The LORD comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed; * make thou all his bed in his sickness.
4. I said, LORD, be merciful unto me; * heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
5. Mine enemies speak evil of me, * When shall he die, and his name perish?
6. And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, * and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.
7. All mine enemies whisper together against me; * even against me do they imagine this evil.
8. An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; * and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.
9. Yea, even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted, * who did also eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me.
10. But be thou merciful unto me, O LORD; * raise thou me up again, and I shall reward them.
11. By this I know thou favourest me, * that mine enemy doth not triumph against me.
12. And in my innocency thou upholdest me, * and shalt set me before thy face for ever.
13. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, * world without end. Amen.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 27^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 30^th verse

And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Wednesday

March 3, 2010

(Psalm 56, First Lesson Genesis 27:46—28:4, 10-22, Second Lesson I Corinthians 6:12)

The Book of Psalm

Psalm 56 Miserere mei, Deus.

1. BE merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour me; * he is daily fighting, and troubling me.
2. Mine enemies are daily at hand to swallow me up; * for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most Highest.
3. Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid, * yet put I my trust in thee.
4. I will praise God, because of his word: * I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5. They daily mistake my words; * all that they imagine is to do me evil.
6. They hold all together, and keep themselves close, * and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.
7. Shall they escape for their wickedness? * thou, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down.
8. Thou tellest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: * are not these things noted in thy book?
9. Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight: * this I know; for God is on my side.
10. In God's word will I rejoice; * in the LORD'S word will I comfort me.
11. Yea, in God have I put my trust; * I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12. Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows; * unto thee will I give thanks.
13. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, * that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 27^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 46^th verse.

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginning the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 12^th verse.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thursday

March 4, 2010

Psalm and Lessons

(Psalm 62, First Lesson Genesis 29:1-13, 18-20, Second Lesson I Corinthians 7:1-17)

The Book of Psalm

Psalm 62 Nonne Deo?

1. MY soul truly waiteth still upon God; * for of him cometh my salvation.
2. He verily is my strength and my salvation; * he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall.
3. How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? * Ye shall be slain all the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.
4. Their device is only how to put him out whom God will exalt; * their delight is in lies; they give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart.
5. Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon God; * for my hope is in him.
6. He truly is my strength and my salvation; * he is my defence, so that I shall not fall.
7. In God is my health and my glory; * the rock of my might; and in God is my trust.
8. O put your trust in him alway, ye people; * pour out your hearts before him, for God is our hope.
9. As for the children of men, they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful; * upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself.
10. O trust not in wrong and robbery; give not yourselves unto vanity: * if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11. God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same, * that power belongeth unto God;
12. And that thou, Lord, art merciful; * for thou rewardest every man according to his work.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 29^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 7^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Friday

March 5, 2010

Psalms and Lessons

(Psalm 95, 54, 61, First Lesson Genesis 32:22-31, Second Lesson I Corinthians 8)

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 95 Venite, exultemus.

1. O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
3. For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.
4. In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.
5. The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
6. O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
7. For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
8. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts * as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
9. When your fathers tempted me, * proved me, and saw my works.
10. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, * It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways:
11. Unto whom I sware in my wrath, * that they should not enter into my rest.

Psalm 54 Deus, in nomine.

1. SAVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake, * and avenge me in thy strength.
2. Hear my prayer, O God, * and hearken unto the words of my mouth.
3. For strangers are risen up against me; * and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul.
4. Behold, God is my helper; * the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
5. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: * destroy thou them in thy truth.
6. An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O LORD; * because it is so comfortable.
7. For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble; * and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 61 Exaudi, Deus.

1. HEAR my crying, O God, * give ear unto my prayer.
2. From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, * when my heart is in heaviness.
3. O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I; * for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy.
4. I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever, * and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings.
5. For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires, * and hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy Name.
6. Thou shalt grant the King a long life, * that his years may endure throughout all generations.
7. He shall dwell before God for ever: * O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him.
8. So will I alway sing praise unto thy Name, * that I may daily perform my vows.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 32^nd chapter of Genesis beginning at the 22^nd verse.

And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 8^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saturday

March 6, 2010

Psalm and Lessons

(Psalm 63, First Lesson Genesis 35:1-7, 16-20, I Corinthians 9:1-14)

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 63 Deus, Deus Meus.

1. O GOD, thou art my God; * early will I seek thee.
2. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, * in a barren and dry land where no water is.
3. Thus have I looked for thee in the sanctuary, * that I might behold thy power and glory.
4. For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: * my lips shall praise thee.
5. As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, * and lift up my hands in thy Name.
6. My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, * when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.
7. Have I not remembered thee in my bed, * and thought upon thee when I was waking?
8. Because thou hast been my helper; * therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
9. My soul hangeth upon thee; * thy right hand hath upholden me.
10. These also that seek the hurt of my soul, * they shall go under the earth.
11. Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, * that they may be a portion for foxes.
12. But the King shall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by him shall be commended; * for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 35^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 9^th chapter of I Corinthians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Have we not power to eat and to drink? Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Second Sunday in Lent

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.